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summary: Microsoft is retiring the Dynamics 365 Release Plans and moving Business Central roadmap information to the AI at Work roadmap, starting September 2026. Business Central's release cadence remains unchanged with two major releases per year, but future capabilities will be disclosed continuously rather than grouped into release waves.
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# Quick Tip: Business Central Release Plans Are Going Away. Where Do You Look Now?

[Read the post](https://thinkaboutit.be/2026/09/quick-tip-business-central-release-plans-are-going-away-where-do-you-look-now/) · think about IT - Steven Renders (Steven Renders) · 2026-09-29 · 828 words · tier community · reviewed (checked by Opus)

> Microsoft is retiring the Dynamics 365 Release Plans and moving Business Central roadmap information to the AI at Work roadmap, starting September 2026. Business Central's release cadence remains unchanged with two major releases per year, but future capabilities will be disclosed continuously rather than grouped into release waves.

## Key points

- Release Plans are being retired; new roadmap information moves to AI at Work roadmap starting September 2026
- Business Central release cadence stays the same: two major releases per year plus monthly minor updates
- Roadmap items now flow through stages like In Development, Rolling Out, and Launched instead of wave-based disclosure
- Release Planner tool will be retired; transition completes by November 15, 2026
- Release wave terminology may eventually disappear as features are disclosed continuously rather than grouped

## Quotes

- "Business Central still gets two major releases per year" (Clarifies that the elimination of Release Plans does not change the fundamental release cadence that organizations depend on)

## Context

- Features: AI at Work roadmap, Release Communications MCP Server, roadmap filtering, CSV export, RSS subscriptions
- Versions: version 28, version 29, version 30, 2026 release wave 1, 2026 release wave 2

Source: think about IT - Steven Renders, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.